COVID-19: Extension of containment areas in Shillong

A REPORTER

SHILLONG: The District Magistrate, East Jaintia Hill district informed the general public that the Health & Family Welfare Department, East Jaintia Hills district has requested the District Administration to extend the declaration of the six villages namely Khliehriat East, Khliehriat West, Dkhiah East, Deinchynrum, Sookilo and Mookympad as containment areas to complete the contact tracing of all high risk contacts and low risk contact of the index cases for another 48 hours.

Therefore, in continuation to this office order issued on the 21st of July, 2020, the district magistrate has extended the declaration of the entire six villages namely Khliehriat East, Khliehriat West, Dkhiah East, Deinchynrum, Sookilo and Mookympad as containment areas so as to restrict unregulated entry and exit movement on site with the following measures for due compliance by the public with effect from 6 am of the 25th July, 2020 to 6 am of the 27th July, 2020 in the interest and safety of public, to complete contact tracing of high risk contacts and low risk contacts as well as to contain any transmission of COVID-19.

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